PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6969487

DATE OF SIGHTINGAugust 1957

REPORTED LOCATIONAnnadale on Hudson New York

FRAMES4

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1. DATE 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Balloon
27 August 1957 Annadale-on-Hudson, New York FOx Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
Local_ 1845 Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
150 x scope 00 Probably Aircraft
GMT. 27/2345Z AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE Was Astronomical
Yes 000 Probably Astronomical
.No Civilian Possibly Astronomicol
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other
000 Insufficient Dato aluation
Unknown
one hour one not given
IO. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
A very large, heart shaped object, Some of the new WX balloons have
burnished copper in color with a lights attached to them. When seen
light under it/was sighted 30 dgr at time given, they would have (wi1)
to 40 dgr above the horizon to the look like different shades of red.
North. A balloon was probably released
Airport just
prior to reported hting.
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A. HEART-SHAPED 4 C
B. VERY B VERY Y LARGE LARGE
C. BURNISHED OPPER PPER 7Nite 7Nite ( —
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D. ONE(1) D. ONE(1) M U
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B. 35 DEGREES 40 DEGREES AT 360 DEGREES
C. SAME_AS B
D. NOT GIVEN 150X
E. FADED IN N MIST
ONE(1) HOUR
with C
3.
A. VISUAL C
B. 150-POWER SCOPE
C. NEG
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A. 27/2345Z AUG 57
B. DUSK
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A. 4100N-7300W
6.
A. MRS. BARD COLLEGE, ANNADALE-ON-HUDSON, NEW YORK YORK (
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jut prion just prion n to sighting.
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7. A. CLEAR
B. SURFACE: 3IS DEGREES AT 10-19 KTS
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6,000 FT: 270 DEGRES AT 13 KTS
10,000 FT: 300 DEGREES AT 15 KTS
16,000 FT: 330 DEGRES AT 18 KTS
20,000 FT: 320 DEGREES AT 15 KTS
30,000 FT: 320 DEGRES AT 21 KTS
50,000 DEGRES -
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80,000 FT: 120 DEG
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D. 15 PLUS Y
E. SCATTERED C
F. NONE C
8. NONE
9. NONE C
10. NONE
USAF, OPERATIONAL J
INTELLIGENCE OFFICER
12. NONE
13. NONE
BT C
28/2048Z 28/2048 AUG RJEPNB
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